An institutional repository (IR) is an online archive for collecting, preserving, and disseminating digital copies of the intellectual output of an institution. IRs help ensure that this intellectual work is preserved and available to the public.

Scholarly Communications Librarian Annie Tummino will help determine your rights. The SHERPA / RoMEO database is a good place to start. Many publishers allow for institutional archiving (also called "Green Open Access") even when copyright has been signed over to the publisher.